We can help you make a hand injury compensation claim
We use our hands in many ways every day. A hand injury can have a serious impact on your day-to-day life, leaving you unable to work, earn a living and live as you normally would.
Whether you suffered a hand injury at work, in public or during a road traffic accident, if it wasn't your fault, we could help. We understand the specific problems and difficulties a hand injury can cause. We're here to support you and get you the hand injury compensation amount you deserve.
Get in touch with us now to arrange a free, no-obligation consultation. We're available on or you can arrange a callback at a time that suits you.
What are some common causes of hand injuries?
What are some common causes of hand injuries?
Our hands can be injured in a wide range of different circumstances. Hard impact or crushing accidents are common reasons hands are injured. Most frequently, hand injuries result in bruising, injuries to tendons, pulled muscles, and fractured or broken bones.
Hand injuries are often caused through accidents at work, following road traffic accidents, slips, trips and falls, and while playing sports. If you've injured your hand in any of these or another way and it was due to someone else's negligence, we might be able to help you.
What can I receive hand injury claims compensation for?
What can I receive hand injury claims compensation for?
Although common, a hand injury can have a significant impact on you. There are a few typical injuries you could make a hand injury claim for. They include:
- A broken or fractured hand: If you sustained a fractured or broken hand at work you could claim broken hand at work compensation.
- A damaged dominant hand: Your life could be affected by damage to your dominant hand. Getting the dominant hand injury settlement you deserve could help get your life back on track.
- A crushed hand: This injury is particularly common at work. Hand crush injury compensation could help you recover any lost earnings because of your injury.
If you've suffered from any of these or other hand injuries that weren't your fault, you could make a hand injury compensation claim. Contact our friendly legal experts on for more advice.
What should I do if I injure my hand?
What should I do if I injure my hand?
The first thing you should do if your hand is injured is seek first aid or medical assistance. If you can, following the next few steps will help you if you later claim for hand injury compensation.
Seek medical treatment
As with any serious injury, your priority needs to be your health and welfare.
Visit A&E or your GP as soon as possible to get the diagnosis and treatment you need.
Get the help of a hand injury lawyer
If you believe your hand injury was a result of someone else's negligent behaviour, you could have grounds to make a hand injury compensation claim.
Get in touch with us and we can connect you with the best personal injury solicitor to help you make your hand injury claim.
Gather and record the evidence for your case
From taking photos of your injury and recording dates and times of your accident to keeping a track of medical treatments and your financial outlay, it is important to gather and record all the evidence you might need for your case.
Our friendly, professional personal injury legal experts can help you determine what you need. Call us now on or request a call back for more details.
How can a hand injury solicitor help?
How can a hand injury solicitor help?
Personal injury solicitors are well-versed in the nuances of hand injury compensation claims. At National Accident Law, our network of personal injury lawyers has a broad understanding and wealth of experience to get you the hand injury claim amount you need.
You can discuss your hand injury with us and receive free, impartial advice on whether you could make a claim. Contact us for more information or to book your free consultation now.
Why should I claim for hand injury compensation?
Why should I claim for hand injury compensation?
Regardless of its nature or severity, a hand injury can have far-reaching implications on your everyday life. It can result in you losing work, earnings, paying out for significant medical costs, or making adaptations to your home or personal transport. This can leave you seriously out of pocket.
If your hand injury was the result of someone else's negligent behaviour, we don't believe you should be left to bear the financial burden of your accident.
Making a hand injury claim for compensation could help you recoup your losses and cover any future costs you might endure because of your injury.
For more information on how hand injury compensation could help you, contact us now on .
Meet Martin Hart - he is a Senior Paralegal at National Accident Law. Martin works within our claims settlement team and with a strong technical background in personal injury, he understands the compensation process in detail.
Suffering from a hand injury due to someone else's negligence can be a daunting and upsetting time. We can help seek the compensation you deserve, so you can focus on your recovery.
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Senior Paralegal, National Accident LawHow much compensation will I get for my hand injury?
How much compensation will I get for my hand injury?
Unfortunately, there is no definitive answer to the question of how much hand injury compensation you might receive.
Each hand injury compensation claim is assessed on its own set of circumstances. This includes factoring in pain and suffering, loss of earnings, future loss of earnings, adaptations to your lifestyle and more.
As a general guide, we refer to the 15th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines, as set out by the Ministry of Justice. The below table shows the estimated compensation amount that you could be awarded, depending on your hand injury type.
| Hand injury type | Compensation amounts |
| Serious damage to both hands | £52,310 - £79,360 |
| Loss of a thumb | £33,330 - £51,460 |
| Wrist injury causing permanent pain and stiffness | £10,750 - £22,990 |
| Severe fractures to fingers | Up to £34,480 |
| Total or effective loss of both hands | £132,040 to £189,110 |
For more information about how compensation claims are awarded, get in touch with our team on or start your claim online today.
Why choose us for your hand injury claim?
Why choose us for your hand injury claim?
As industry-leading personal injury specialists, our network of lawyers has the dedication, passion and knowledge to get you the hand injury claim amount you need. If you suffered a hand injury that wasn't your fault, we don't believe you should be out of pocket.
Additionally, most of our hand injury claims are made under a no win no fee agreement. This means you'll only pay your legal fees if your claim is successful. If it's unsuccessful, you won't need to pay your solicitor providing you have the right insurance, which we can help you source.
Frequently asked questions...
Depending on the circumstances, you may be able to make a claim on behalf of a loved one. For instance, you can claim on behalf of your child if they were injured and under the age of 18.
You may also be able to claim on behalf of an injured person who's suffered head or brain trauma, or someone who has a pre-existing medical condition which means they are unable to make a decision themselves. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is in place to protect vulnerable parties and help people establish when a person lacks capacity to make their own decision.
If you are claiming on behalf of a loved one, it is important you have all the details of their accident and medical treatment. A personal injury solicitor will be able to take you through this and explain how the compensation claim process works in these situations.
If your loved one has died due to an accident that wasn't their fault, we understand how difficult it can be to cope. While we can't take back what happened, we can help you to claim compensation which may relieve some of the financial pressure you're facing.
Every claim we handle is different and that makes it hard for us to say how long your compensation claim might take. However, the bulk of the claims we handle are relatively short in duration.
In simpler cases where fault is clear and undeniable, the claim may be settled quickly, and even disputed claims can be negotiated to a settlement in approximately 12 months.
However, if you've suffered a serious or life-changing injury then your compensation claim may take longer. This is because we need to understand its full impact and make sure your future rehab or treatment costs are adequately covered.
You can rest assured that we will stay in touch with you throughout the process so that you'll always know how things are progressing.
In most circumstances for adults who were 18 years old or over at the time, it's essential that proceedings are issued within three years of the accident or incident date. In cases where the injured person was under 18 years of age when the accident or incident occurred, the three-year period expires on their 21st birthday.
If you don't issue your claim within those time limits, you won't usually be able to proceed. This is called being 'time-barred'. Extensions to the time limits are only available in exceptional circumstances and we can talk you through these if they're relevant to your claim.
How to start your claim for hand injury compensation?
How to start your claim for hand injury compensation?
If you've suffered a hand injury in the past three years that wasn't your fault, you can start your claim by calling us on .
During a free, no-obligation consultation, our team of personal injury legal experts will listen to the details of your case. We understand how difficult it can be to discuss an injury that's significantly impacted your life, so you can rest assured we'll listen with care.
We'll then advise on whether you have a claim to make for hand injury compensation and what the next steps would be. Don't worry, though - the final decision is yours to make, and we'll never pressure you to make a claim.
Contact our team of hand injury experts now
Here at National Accident Law, we understand the impact a hand injury can have on your daily life, not to mention the life of your family or caregivers. No matter where you're at on your journey to recovery, we're here to help you get the hand injury compensation amount you deserve.
Our network of dedicated hand injury solicitors has the knowledge and expertise to help you get your life back on track after an accident. Contact us now on or arrange a call back for your free, no-obligation consultation.